New: “Work your Leica M” e-book

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There is a new “Work your Leica M” ebook on blurb. Here are few words from the author Joeri van der Kloet:

When I switched my DSLR for a shiny black M9, a few years ago, I knew I would have to start learning photography all over again. I spent hours, days and weeks training on my focussing skills and the first moment I felt more or less confident enough, I took it to one of my weddings.

Being a documentary wedding photographer, I need to nail the action. I don’t stage any settings and only take images of real moments. That means I need to be able to focus very, very fast. Working with available light only, I use my lenses wide open most of the time, so that means focussing needs to be accurate as well.

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Buddhafield: shooting with the Leica M type 240 (guest post)

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Recently I  purchase the new Leica M. Updating my Leica M9. With all digital cameras I have owned in the past 12 years and used professionally i have tended to push them as far as they go. There really is no point pussy footing around. I really can’t stand the comments about noise, It is like grain. For me if a picture has depth, atmosphere and compelling  subject matter you are there. This recent project I undertook was at a family retreat on Dartmoor in England. I was there with my two boys, my partner and her children. The kids ran feral and we had time to relax. The images were taken for no particular reason. Purely because I love making pictures. For me it is meditation and immensely enjoyable. At the end of the week I was able to paste them together to make some kind of narrative . An insight into the weeks events. I think it works and gives a feel without being intrusive.

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First Leica Store in Zurich to open on January 23

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The first Leica store in Zurich, Switzerland will open on January 23rd, 2014. Read more at Fotointern.

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Leica multifunctional handgrip M now in stock

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Leica multifunctional handgrip M now in stock
The Leica multifunctional handgrip M is currently in stock at B&H.

A silver Leica M 240 is currently in stock at the Leica Store Miami.

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New Leica T type 701 mirrorless camera to be announced in April

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The new Leica T series (type 701) mirrorless camera is rumored to be announced in April and it will have an APS-C sensor. The camera probably will be made in Germanybut some of the lenses could be made in Asia

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Leica X2 Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building limited edition camera

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A new Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building limited edition Leica X2 camera was announced in Japan to commemorate the first anniversary of the Daimaru Leica Boutique. Only 10 cameras will be produced in different colors. The price is ¥289,000 (around $2,700). The engraving on top is the Tokyo Station Marunouchi building:

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Prototype Leica lenses bring over $210,000 at auction

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Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction Publishes December Auction Results

NEW HAVEN, CT, December 27, 2013 — Stan Tamarkin’s December rare camera auction set a world record for the sale of prototype lenses. Five lenses sold for a total of $210,917, including buyer’s fee, and one lens, a 90mm Elcan f1, made by the E. Leitz GmbH affiliate in Canada, sold for a stupendous $101,000.

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